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Bressler Field (5K0) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSYF), 5K0 is currently LIFR with winds from 310° at 5 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Bressler Field in Bird City, KS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSYF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Bressler Field (5K0) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bird City, KS at a field elevation of 3,489 ft. 5K0 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSYF, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 17/35), the longest 3,460 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGLD.

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LIFR
Observed 1255Z (6:55 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSYF, 11.1 nm away.

Wind
310° 5 kt
Visibility
5 sm
Ceiling
200 ft
Altimeter
29.91"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the northwest (310°) at 5 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KSYF 281255Z AUTO 31005KT 5SM BR OVC002 10/10 A2991 RMK AO2

What changed at KSYF (nearest station)?

Since the 1235Z (6:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1235Z (6:35 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 5K0

Based on the nearest station (KSYF), 5K0 is currently LIFR with winds from 310° at 5 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (26, 35). Density altitude is approximately 3,750 ft (field elevation 3,489 ft). 5K0 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGLD, about 23 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
26FAV4 kt head3 kt right
353 kt head4 kt left
173 kt tail4 kt right
084 kt tail3 kt left

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5K0 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 08/26
    3,460 × 70 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5K0
    Wind
    08
    4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    26
    4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 17/35
    2,270 × 75 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5K0
    Wind
    17
    3 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    35
    3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122313Z01Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→5 kt, ceiling 300 ft → 200 ft.

5K0 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 5K0

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1258Z (6:58 AM MDT) · 73 NM S of 5K0 · during descent · PC12
Show raw report
LAA UA /OV LAA050045/TM 1258/FL070/TP PC12/SK SKC/TA 15/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM UNRSTD VIS DURD TO 5K2 ZDVWC-28
LAA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LAA050045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1258Reported at 12:58 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 15Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM UNRSTD VIS DURD TO 5K2 ZD…Remarks.
PIREP1025Z (4:25 AM MDT) · 22 NM S of 5K0 · 39,000 ft MSL · B737
Show raw report
GLD UA /OV GLD/TM 1025/FL390/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC
GLD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GLDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1025Reported at 10:25 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZDVWCRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 5K0

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSYF reported mostly low IFR across 71 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 10%MVFR 18%IFR 10%LIFR 62%
Wind avg/max: 7/12 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 51%MVFR 13%IFR 11%LIFR 25%
Wind avg/max: 10/29 kt
Max gust: 39 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 22

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

17
52%
08
21%
35
18%
26
9%

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Live crosswind meter

5K0 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSYF, 11 nm away.

N26085 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 40° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,460 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Bressler Field (5K0) with runway 08/26, 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 08/26, 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Apr-Sep Daily DALGT local; Oct-Mar Unatndd all day
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
5K0
City
Bird City
State
Kansas
Country
United States
Elevation
3,489 ft
Coordinates
39.7425, -101.5560
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,460 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSYF
TAF
Nearest KGLD
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
10h 36m

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Pilot PIREPs for Bressler Field (5K0)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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